Lifetime has decided that neither of its freshman dramas are worthy of a second season. The cable channel cancelled The Protector in September and they’ve now canned Against the Wall as well.
Against the Wall stars Rachael Carpani as Abby Kowalski, a single cop who joins the Chicago department’s internal affairs division. The series’ co-stars include Andrew Walker, Brandon Quinn, Chris Johnson, Daniel Kash, James Thomas, Kathy Baker, Marisa Ramirez, Mayko Nguyen, Steve Byers, and Treat Williams.
Debuting on July 31st, the show attracted a mediocre 1.8 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, about on par with The Protector. Unfortunately, the numbers didn’t improve throughout the season. The 12th and 13th episodes (now the show’s last) aired on October 23rd. They each drew 1.4 million viewers and 0.4 demo ratings.
Lifetime recently ordered 10 more episodes of successful (and likely ending) Army Wives and also has Drop Dead Diva to help launch new shows. The cable channel has ordered The Client List, with Jennifer Love Hewitt reprising her role from the successful movie. Lifetime also has a few pilots on tap like Modern Love starring Eric Stoltz, American Housewife with Melanie Griffith, and Sworn To Secrecy, a movie and back-door pilot that stars Neve Campbell.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Against the Wall won’t be back for a second season? Why do you think the drama didn’t catch on?
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I can’t believe they canceled this show I love it and was looking forward to the next season bring it back lifetime there aren’t very many good shows on TV anymore and then when they do bring out a good one a hit the cancel it WTF… So maddening…
It is so maddening when they bring a show on in the summer, don’t advertise it and then when we’re hooked cancel it! How I met your mother and 2 and one half men, sorry though they are, keep on year after year, along with all the dreary reality shows – I guess this one didn’t have enough sleaze
I’m sad to see Against the Wall go…it was one of the few show I looked forward to watching…
This was show was so nice. I am so disappointed that the channel would cancel an awesome show like that for the same old shows. Please return with a season 2!
I am so disappointed!!!! this was such a good show!!!! not fair!
I’m really disappointed Lifetime cancelled “Against the Wall”. It reminded me of “Law & Order” but on a more personal life basis. It brought a new life to “Lifetime” instead of the reruns of series of the 80’s. The last episode left the audience hanging….not nice!
Now we’re never going to know which guy Abby picked! Grrrrr.
I loved this show. My husband and I are very dissapointed and think the problem was that a lot of people didn’t know about this show. The actors did a great job.
We love this show. The actors were great and so was the writing. I am so sad they cancelled this show. We love this show!! Its sad when you have great actors and wonderful story line and you cancel it.
I loved this show. I really don’t think Lifetime gave it much of a chance and definitely did not promote it very well. Many people didn’t even know about it until it was over. Should definitely been given more advertising…..like the movies that are on…..you see those advertised constantly! Feel sorry for the actors who did a great job only to be cancelled because their show wasn’t given much exposure.
This was our favorite show! So mad they decided to cancel.
I’m so disappointed I also thought that it was of the best new series on T.V. I think not alot of people new about the show because it wasn’t advertized enough. It wasn’t on a local channel.
I also cant believe they cancelled the show, maybe thy should have advertized better, it was a good show with great chacters, i think they just didnt give it a chance, and look what they are putting it its place, same old stuff, disappointed
I can’t believe lifetime once again has managed to cancel a good program. The sad part is lifetime did nothing to promote the show. Not to mention it wasn’t in an ideal time slot. Even army wives started getting boring and yet you put that on hold for a year. I personally could care less about shows like dance moms, or any other stupid reality tv show. What happened to good movies and programs lifetime? You have so disappointed me again not to mention left all of us hanging. I think you just lost me as a faithful watcher
I am very disappointed that this show will not be back, I have been waiting for the season premiere of this. If Lifetime does not think the ratings were high enough then advertise it better and put it on earlier of an evening. I was so looking forward to find out who Abby picked and now this!!!!!!!! :((((((